- stockinette
- or stockinet noun Etymology: alteration of earlier stocking net Date: 1784 a soft elastic usually cotton fabric used especially for bandages and infants' wear
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Stockinette — is made from 100% cotton and is used for casts. This sock would go on first and mould to the shape of the person s limb. Then goes on padding and finally fibreglass tape. Stockinette is used to protect the skin from itchiness from the cast… … Wikipedia
stockinette — or stockinet [stäk΄ə net′] n. [prob. for earlier stocking net] 1. an elastic, machine knitted cloth used for making stockings, underwear, etc. 2. a knitting stitch fashioned by alternating rows of knitting and purling … English World dictionary
stockinette — /stok euh net /, n. 1. Also, stockinet. a stretchy, machine knitted fabric used for making undergarments, infants wear, etc. 2. Also called stockinette stitch. a knitting pattern made by alternating single rows of knit stitches and of purl… … Universalium
stockinette stitch — noun knitting stitch having alternate rows of knit stitches and purl stitches, producing a fabric as for stockings • Hypernyms: ↑knitting stitch * * * noun see stockinette 1 * * * stockinette stitch noun (US) Stocking stitch. • • • Main Entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
stockinette — noun variant of stockinet … Wiktionary
stockinette — stock·i·nette or stock·i·net .stäk ə net n a soft elastic usu. cotton fabric used esp. for bandages … Medical dictionary
stockinette — stock|i|nette [ˌstɔkıˈnet US ˌsta: ] n [U] especially BrE a soft cotton material that stretches, used especially for ↑bandages … Dictionary of contemporary English
stockinette — stock|i|nette [ ,stakı net ] noun uncount a type of soft cloth that stretches. It is used especially for covering and protecting injuries … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
stockinette — soft elastic cotton fabric Fabric and Cloth … Phrontistery dictionary
stockinette — noun (U) especially BrE a soft cotton material that stretches, used especially for bandages … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
